Today is the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Today is the Moon Festival, or Harvest Moon Festival. Today the moon is closer to the earth than it will be all year. It is round and bright and glorious.
We have celebrated the Moon Festival for the past four years. The Moon Festival is a Chinese holliday much like our Thankgiving. We celebrate it for our daughter's benefit. It has become our tradition. In the beginning, in an attempt to remain as true to the Chinese celebration, I ordered Moon Cakes from a bakery in New York. The Moon Cake is the cornerstone of the celebration. However, we didn't like them. They are beautifully made pastry with an interesting design stamped into the top. The icky part is the sweet paste inside. The flavors have names like red bean paste and lotus seed paste. Eww. Sweet but icky. So, we threw in an American twist. The Moon Pie. Yep, you heard right....the Moon Pie.
Happy Moon Festival!!
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